January 17th to 21st - The James Cooley Show

With Dr Lester Freeman, Charles H Winfrey & Gwen Wright, Ernest Curry & Latoya Smith, Jordan Colbert, Desi Carson and Brittany Cooley

Weekday evenings at 7pm - The James Cooley Show presents It's Your Life!

This LIVE show is broadcast on The Answer San Diego FM 96.1 AM 1170 North County, San Diego, and multiple other national platforms including Amazon Alexa, iHeart Radio, Tune-In and Radio.com; and also made available as a podcast.

Listeners also have the opportunity to call LIVE into the show KCBQ Hotline number Call-In 1-888-344-1170

This week's Co-Host

Michelle Cooley - has been part of the JC Cooley Foundation since its inception in 2014.
Her continued focus is on giving back to the community and finding ways to inspire and help those in need

#237 Monday Jan 17th: Celebrating the Life, Accomplishments and the Legacy of Dr Martin Luther King Jr

How were you impacted by what you know of the life, accomplishments, and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Our panelists:

Dr Lester Freeman
Dr. Lester A. Freeman was born and raised for part of his childhood in Harlem, New York City, but relocated to Laurelton, Queens where he spent the rest of his formative years. Ever since he was five years old, he wanted to become not only a physician, but a pediatrician. Dr. Freeman’s motivation stems from his fundamental love for both children and pediatric medicine. His daily goals include educating his patients and their families about pediatric health and inspiring as many children and adolescents as he possibly can to become interested in pursuing a career in medicine.”

Charles H Winfrey
Commissioner Charles Winfrey is a lifelong resident of the City of Flint, and was elected to serve as County Commissioner for the 2nd District in 2020. Winfrey has served as executive director and resident playwright of The Floyd J. McCree Theatre, based in Flint, MI, for over 24 years. A graduate of the University of Michigan-Flint, Winfrey holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and Africana studies. In 1989, he founded and served as executive director of the Coalition for Positive Youth Development; a coalition of organizations assembled to remediate Flint’s burgeoning youth gang problem.

Gwen Wright
Gwen Wright is a writer, director, and actress who started her career at the Karamu House in Cleveland, Ohio. She has written several screen and stage plays and her work has been on stages across the US. She has completed three films and has collaborated with filmmakers as a writer and director.

#238 Tuesday Jan 18th: Ernest Curry & Latoya Smith, The Profit Room

Introducing Ernest Curry and Latoya Smith – founders of The Profit Room
How The Profit Room educates on how to understand and profit from the stock market.
What Day Trading is and how The Profit Room differentiates from other traditional financial institutions.
The importance of generational wealth

Ernest & Laytoya are co-founders of The Profit Room, their mission is to create successful traders / investors that will be able to build generational wealth and live a life of financial independence.

Ernest focuses on maximizing the best possible entries and exits within each trade. Besides being a full-time active trader with over 13 years experience, Ernest is the visionary behind constructing the Profit Room’s educational materials.

With over 14 years of investing and trading experience, Latoya’s goal is to help more people achieve financial freedom the same way she did. In 2016 Latoya co-founded The Profit Room LLC . She provides mentorship and hands -on live training in the stocks, forex and futures market, as a way for others to achieve generational wealth.

More information: https://theprofitroom.com/

Wednesday Jan 19th: Audiobooks: Access to a whole new world with Jordan Colbert

Introducing published audiobook producer and Yale University’s Associate Director of Assistive Technology Jordan Colbert
Audiobooks - what are they?
How to make an Audiobook
The process of working with authors and our own James Cooley when making an Audiobook

Jordan is credentialed as an Assistive Technology Professional with the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America and a member of the Association on Higher Education and Disability. He previously served as a member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists and interned at the Mindsight Institute, a research lab for Interpersonal Neurobiology therapeutic/mindfulness practices.

He now works at Yale University as the Associate Director of Assistive Technology in their Student Accessibility Services office. He has presented nationally multiple times on the importance of assistive technology for individuals with disabilities, and consulted with companies to increase their digital accessibility presence and products.

Jordan also produced two audio books: “Up From the Bottom: A Memoir” by Isaac Ford Jr., and “Country Boy, City Boy: A Journey That Ain’t Over Yet” by James Cooley Jr.

#240 Thursday Jan 20th: Navigating Difficult Mental Health Conversations, with Desi Carson, Mental Health Activist..

Getting to know the background of Advocate, Speaker, Writer, Mental Health Equity Champion, Business Manager, Community Builder, Social Activist, Coach/Advisor Desi Carson
Navigating Difficult Mental Health Conversations
The Do’s and Don’ts of mental health conversations
The “spoons concept” and trauma-informed approach regarding mental health conversations.

There is no “DESI” without “DEI”. Growing up across 10 different states, Desi found consistency in volunteerism such as food drives, shelters, teaching sports skills to children with special needs, anonymous suicide hotlines, and more. As a queer woman of color, she repurpose her vastly diverse life expertise by specializing in intersectional advocacy.

Always determined to bring her varied interests together, Desi now holds the position of Director of Programs and Partnerships at IDEAS Generation as well as the title of Business Manager for PsychoHairapy. At IDEAS Generation, Desi leads the design and implementation of the organizations’ leadership and community development programs designed to connect, support, and elevate the next generation of IDEAS leaders. She also spearheads the organizations efforts to forge mutually beneficial partnerships with other IDEAS-minded leaders and organizations to scale collective impact.

More information here: www.inclusionnextwork.org and www.psychohairapy.org

#241 Friday Jan 21st: Brittany Cooley - Her Past, Present and Future.

Introducing Brittany Cooley-past, present, and future
Her challenges and how she overcame those obstacles
The Fear of Failure: Changing your Mentality
The true meaning of growth and discipline

Brittany Cooley is currently a Member Support Specialist for Branch Insurance. Her focus in her role specializes in agency support, underwriting, special projects, and improving customer/client satisfaction to better help improve their overall experience. She has over 15+ years combined working experience in the insurance industry, finance industry, and customer service. Facing life struggles in her in mid-twenties, Brittany had to regain her mental strength to get back on the right track for her future.